33.2% ▲ +35.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coonarr · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coonarr
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Coonarr are much lower than in most similar areas. Only 33.2% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap extends to higher education, with very few residents holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.2% of people in Coonarr completed Year 12, a figure far below the Queensland average of 57.1%. This is one of the lowest rates for school completion among similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →Coonarr splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (36%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 8.5% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44.8% of residents.
8.5% ▲ +101.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Coonarr, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 16.4%, followed by society and culture at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, which is more than about 59% of similar areas. The school is smaller than most, with an average size of 121 students.
1
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
121
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
983
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coonarr
1 school — 121 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Elliott Heads State School, Elliott Heads | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 121 | 983 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coonarr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30695/coonarr/topic/education